[Talk-gb-westmidlands] 20mph zones in Birmingham to be rolled out

[Brian Prangle]

Hi everyone


I've asked Mark Saunder of Amey if we can can collaborate with them on the
rollout

Regards

Brian


On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Matthijs Melissen <
info at matthijsmelissen.nl> wrote:

> "The city council in late 2012 voted almost unanimously in favour of a
> city-wide 20mph speed limit to improve pedestrian safety, lessen
> traffic congestion and reduce pollution. The roll out of 20mph speed
> limits across Birmingham will begin in the city centre and inner city
> wards despite resident objections, it has been announced."
>
> http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/20mph-zones-birmingham-rolled-out-6800676
>
> In Luxembourg, we used a similar roll-out of speed limits to
> completely map the speed limits in the city, following the council
> quarter by quarter as they rolled out the restrictions. Shall we try
> to do the same in Birmingham?
>
> These are the speed restrictions as we have them now:
>
> http://www.itoworld.com/map/5?lon=-1.85152&lat=52.45019&zoom=12&fullscreen=true
>
> By the way, what is the scope of a speed restriction sign in the UK?
> Is the sign valid until the next crossing, or until the next sign
> indicating a change of speed? I have seen both systems used in other
> countries.
>
> -- Matthijs
>
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